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European Markets on Downward Path

VOA News

   European markets are all down in midday trading Thursday as bad
   economic news from Japan, and China's worsening trade and diplomatic
   relations with Australia and the United States, are having a ripple
   effect with investors across the globe.

   The FTSE index in London is 0.9% lower, the CAC-50 in Paris has lost 1%
   and the DAX index in Frankfurt has plunged 1.3% lower.

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